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Since its inception, with multiple developers, different wars, and different locations, one thing has remained consistent with Call of Duty: It was a first-person shooter. A separate player match playlist inside Modern Warfare 2 is going to switch things up however.

The unspecified private (that’s important) multiplayer mode will take place in a third-person view. You cannot switch this view on the fly. You are locked in for the duration of the match as a leaked internet video (now deleted from YouTube) showcased before the confirmation. In a brief interview with Joystiq, Robert Bowling (”fourzerotwo” as the community knows him) noted the mode is similar to the hardcore settings which can be switched on and off.

Bowling dials the excitement level down a notch, noting, “This is just another cool way to play the game. You obviously will still have the option to play gametypes normal as well.”

Still, it is the simple inclusion of this mode that should draw some interest. Certainly Activision, Infinity Ward, and Treyarch will see the data about online play. To speculate, could this be a test for a future edition of the franchise? If the viewpoint can maintain the tight, smooth feel COD is known for, this opens up the series to begin switching perspective with each entry as well.

Of course, if player response is negative, then the series stays where it is and there is no downside. It was a brief experiment, and everyone moves on. With the player base being as large as it will undoubtedly be, why not give it a shot? A little freshness to this series certainly could not be a bad thing.

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